Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan St., Pollack Colloquium, 9th Floor
(Between Washington Square South and West Third Street)
January 25, 2008, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Chairs: Meryl Kaynard (JPMorgan Chase), Donna Malin (Johnson & Johnson), Raymond Lohier (U.S. Attorney’s Office S.D.N.Y), Talee Zur Potter (JPMorgan Chase)
Breakfast Buffet and Reception (8:00-9:00)
Introductory Remarks: Meryl Kaynard (JP Morgan Chase) (9:00)
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Judith Kaye, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals (9:10- 9:40)
Part One. The Big Picture (The Problem, the Data) (9:40-10:20)
Moderator: Raymond Lohier, U.S. Attorney's Office (S.D.N.Y.)
Alex David – Director of Diversity, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Katherine Frink-Hamlet – President, Frink-Hamlett Legal Solutions (Legal Placement Firm with Diversity Capabilities or Capacity)
Arthur Matthews – Principal Partner, Diversityofficers.com, NYU Adjunct Assistant Professor
Brande Stellings – Senior Director, Catalyst
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Statement of goals and diversity benchmarking studies for law firms and corporate law departments vis-à-vis people of color and women
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Availability data/pipeline vis-à-vis people of color and women
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Recommended strategies for recruitment, advancement and retention vis-à-vis people of color and women
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Identification of issues regarding the practice of law unique to people of color and women
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Differences between private and public sectors and between outside law firm and internal legal departments
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Need for culture change
Part Two: What Works/What Doesn’t (10:20-11:00)
Moderator: Meryl Kaynard (JP Morgan Chase)
Michael Delikat, Orrick.
Joe Dilg, Vinson & Elkins
Beth Kaufman, Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman
Donna Malin, Johnson & Johnson
Meredith Moore, Weil Gotshal
Jeff Reitman, JPMorgan Chase
Federico E. Virella, U.S. Attorney's Office (S.D.N.Y.)
- Law firm diversity programs
- Improving performance review; mentoring programs
- Addressing work-life balance
- Issues unique to government practice
- Issues unique to in-house practice
- Law school initiatives
Additional Q&A and Concluding Remarks (11-11:30)
Reception (11:30 – 12:30)
Please RSVP to Ben Eisenman at ben.eisenman@nyu.edu or 212 998-6242.
